1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:06,240 Today we're going to be unboxing something very exciting from AMD. And 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:11,920 actually, it's funny that I should say from AMD because right here you can see 3 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:18,400 they've actually changed the branding. Finally. AMD acquired ATI way long time 4 00:00:15,839 --> 00:00:24,480 ago, but now finally instead of ATI Radeon graphics, it is now officially 5 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:27,760 AMD Radeon Grai Graphics as of the 6000 6 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:30,160 series. So this is the Radeon 6870 which 7 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:36,399 is one of the first two Radeon 6000 series graphics cards. It supports up to 8 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:38,800 four displays in AMD iinity. So that's 9 00:00:36,399 --> 00:00:43,840 an increase of up of one more display from the 5870 series. Okay. So that 10 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:48,719 means you can run two off of the DisplayPort. So those are two mini DisplayPort 11 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:52,239 and then two off of DVI or HDMI. So you've got a total of three connectors 12 00:00:50,160 --> 00:00:55,600 there. Let's turn this over and we'll have a look at what it's got to say 13 00:00:54,079 --> 00:00:59,840 about itself on the box. So, this is an MSI card. That means they've got a lot 14 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:04,239 on here about MSI Afterburner, which allows you to overclock and uh do 15 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:07,520 optimal fan profiles, all that good stuff. After Burner is an awesome piece 16 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:11,520 of software. You've probably seen me use it on my blog a lot of times. It's got 17 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:15,040 solid caps, which means up to 10 years of lifetime. They actually calculated 18 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:20,479 out to 12 years, assuming you're actually gaming 24/7 for all 12 years. 19 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:23,840 Here's a couple of highlighted features which I guess I'll sort of I'll talk 20 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:27,040 about that briefly while I open the box and we'll have a look at this card right 21 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:32,720 away because to be perfectly honest with you. I have not seen this. I have never 22 00:01:30,320 --> 00:01:37,600 seen one of these cards. This is going to be my first time just like you. Oo, 23 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:45,000 nice sticker actually. Okay, so there it is. That is the Radeon HD 6870. 24 00:01:42,320 --> 00:01:49,840 So, let's get it undone here and then I'm just going to lay this 25 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:54,479 out for you to sort of for cameraman to look at while I tell you a little bit 26 00:01:51,439 --> 00:01:56,000 more about it. So, in terms of we 27 00:01:54,479 --> 00:01:59,600 already talked about the displays out. So, we have support for AMD Avivo. 28 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:04,479 That's their HD video and display technology. We've got Crossfire X. Okay. 29 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:07,520 We've got only one Crossfire finger up there. So, that means we've only got 30 00:02:05,759 --> 00:02:13,280 two-way Crossfire, not three-way Crossfire. We have iinity technology 31 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,280 with support for up 32 00:02:13,959 --> 00:02:18,920 to three displays. Hold on a minute. 33 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:23,360 Pause the video. Blu-ray movie acceleration. By 34 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:26,879 the way, that looks like a typo on the features of the box cuz it does support 35 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:31,360 four displays. It's compliant with DirectX11, which we already have come to 36 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:35,760 expect. And it is designed for direct compute 5.0 and Open CL. Windows 7 37 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:41,040 support is a given. and it can accelerate Office 2010 applications. It 38 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:47,519 supports HDMI 1.4A, which means that you do have support for Blu-ray 3D playback 39 00:02:45,599 --> 00:02:50,720 with the appropriate software. So, let's start moving this card around and have a 40 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:54,640 look at it. So, as I mentioned before, we've got one Crossfire finger up here 41 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:59,680 at the top for up to two-way Crossfire. So, you can run two 6870s in a Crossfire 42 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:03,840 configuration. You got a really slick looking shroud on here. So, this part is 43 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:08,560 actually metal. So, what I'm going to go ahead and speculate actually here, maybe 44 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:10,319 I can see through there. Um, no, I can't 45 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:13,280 really can't really see in there, but I would speculate that this piece of metal 46 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:17,200 is actually cooling some of the RAM chips on the front of the card, and then 47 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:21,120 it turns into plastic at this seam right here, as far as I can tell. And so, 48 00:03:18,959 --> 00:03:25,280 that's just a plastic fan shroud. You've got two six pin PCI Express connectors. 49 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:30,319 And then moving around to the back of the card, you've got a continuation of that pattern that's just going to look 50 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:33,599 really, really sharp in your case. Whether you have uh a case with that 51 00:03:32,319 --> 00:03:37,680 where the graphics cards are installed this way or one where you've got your motherboard tray on the other side and 52 00:03:36,159 --> 00:03:43,040 it installs this way. It just looks really good. All right, so let's move 53 00:03:40,319 --> 00:03:49,200 around to the business end of the card where we have two DVI connectors, one 54 00:03:46,319 --> 00:03:53,360 HDMI connector. Now, just like the 50 uh 5000 series, you can only use two of 55 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:57,519 these at a time. If you want four displays, that means that two of them 56 00:03:55,120 --> 00:04:02,560 will be powered by the mini DisplayPort connectors, which you find here. Much 57 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:07,040 like the 5870, it has only a half exhaust 58 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:10,319 uh at the back of the IO panel. So, that means that all of the air will have to 59 00:04:08,319 --> 00:04:14,480 be exhausted out that small hole. With the 5000 series, it didn't have a huge 60 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:18,239 impact on the cooling performance. So, I wouldn't worry too much about it for 61 00:04:16,239 --> 00:04:21,359 this one because I'd say based on the overall weight of the card, the 62 00:04:19,840 --> 00:04:26,160 dimensions of the cooler, the size of the fan, it's probably got pretty 63 00:04:23,840 --> 00:04:30,880 similar thermal characteristics to the last generation card. On the back, we 64 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:36,880 find a slick black PCB. Now, one thing that might seem like it's missing from a 65 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:40,080 6870 card is like a shroud on the back, 66 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:43,680 but you got to remember the 6800 series 67 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:45,919 is not the equivalent of the 5800 series 68 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:51,600 in terms of where it belongs in the AMD lineup. This is actually going to be a 69 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:53,680 performance uh like a performance card, 70 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:59,120 but not an extreme card. This isn't the highest end series. So, let's go ahead 71 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:00,639 and put this down and let's take out 72 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:06,000 what we have in here in terms of accessories. So, first we have a quick 73 00:05:02,479 --> 00:05:07,440 users guide. Then we have a driver disc, 74 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:12,960 which you may actually need to use depending on uh when AMD releases the 75 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:17,280 drivers on their site. Okay, driver and utility. Then we have a mini display 76 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:21,360 port to DisplayPort adapter. So, that'll allow you to at least run uh 77 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:24,560 iffinity with three displays if you don't have any mini DisplayPort 78 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:29,039 monitors or adapters. Then you've got two Molex to PCIe six pin power 79 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:33,840 connectors. You've got one Crossfire bridge, which is all you will need. Then 80 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:39,560 you have a DVI to VGA adapter if you are still using a VGA monitor. Last but not 81 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:41,919 least, we've got a 6800 82 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:45,280 series. Well, another quick start guide by the look of things. Shows you how to 83 00:05:43,199 --> 00:05:51,840 update your drivers using their live update. So, there you have it. The 6800 84 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:53,199 or 6800 series 6870 from MSI. And we're 85 00:05:51,840 --> 00:05:57,840 going to be doing a ton of videos about this guy, power consumption, length, 86 00:05:55,919 --> 00:06:00,320 review, all that good stuff. So stay tuned.